Documentary On One - Rté Documentaries

This is the story of Joan Bullock and Betty Leonard - two women from either side of the Cavan/Fermanagh border (divide between north and south Ireland), who were deeply affected by a series of brutal murders that took place on the border in 1972.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly McEvers was a war correspondent in the Middle East during the Arab uprisings. Colleagues and friends were being kidnapped. Some were killed. It made her question why otherwise intelligent people risk their lives to report on war? (from Transom.org)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back in the days when air fares were unattainably high - America literally seemed like a million miles away. And so in 1959, Norris Davidson headed off on a journey of a lifetime - an adventure - to Boston and back in just 3 days. (1959).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Celebrating the milestones of life the non-religious way, Humanist ceremonies are currently seeing a boom as Ireland's secular population grows. What does it take to become a Humanist celebrant? What are Humanist ceremonies are all about?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aoife Kavanagh steps inside the political campaign of Brendan Boyle as he attempts to become the only American State Congressman with an Irish born parent. It’s a ‘David and Goliath’ battle – but Brendan has a secret weapon – his Dongeal born father FrankSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the 25th anniversary of his release from prison, Paddy Armstrong of the Guildford Four visits London and Guildford with his wife. Wrongfully convicted and having spent 15 years in prison, Paddy reunites with the solicitor and MP who fought his case. (2014)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The story of a family of 'the disappeared' – the Megraw’s, whose brother Brendan was murdered and buried in secret by the IRA and the man, Geoff Knupfer, whose job it is to find the body after thirty six years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Purcell sells caravans and saves souls. The caravans are apt because John is from a Traveller family. The saving souls is more difficult because John has never read The Bible; he is illiterate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The rise in global demand for Palm oil is putting pressure on agricultural land and rural communities across the developing world. Palm oil is in half of all products we buy in the supermarkets. Tim Desmond went to Honduras to investigate this businessSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A football team and its billionaire owner - some bling and lots of politics: Before the world knew of Maidan Square in Kiev, we knew of Dynamo Kiev and Shakhtar Donetsk soccer teams - football has nothing to do with politics? In Ukraine it does - lots.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bra turns 100 this year. From the Backless to the Bullet, the Demi-cup to the Push-up, the brassiere has evolved from a simple breast support to a symbol of desire. We unclasp the story of the bra in Ireland, and caress our way through its history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever wondered about Ireland's mystery animals? Have you ever actually gone in search of one? Referred to by experts as Cryptozoology, Shane Dunphy goes ‘monster hunting’ in the wilds of Connemara and encounters a little more than he bargained forSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The story of how Ireland became electric - a little later than most other countries. (1977)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1945 two Irish boys arrived in Dublin by boat. Their journey began in a Philippine jungle during World War II. Work had taken their family from Meath to Manilla. When the Japanese invaded, Irish neutrality didn’t save them all. They had to escape.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oliver Brady passed away on Sept 15th last. Listen back to a documentary we made on Oliver - which takes you down a long and winding road to a small village in County Monaghan to meet the 'small man' competing in the 'Sport of Kings'. (Broadcast 2010)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael de Courcy died in 1984 following a football accident aged 29. Now dead longer than he was alive, his family and friends explore the influence his life had on them thirty years later.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2014 was Mount Everest darkest year. In April of this year, Irishman Paul Devaney was approaching Base Camp as the biggest tragedy to hit the legendary mountain struck.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2014 saw Mount Everest's darkest year yet. In April, Irishman Paul Devaney was approaching Base Camp as the biggest tragedy to hit the legendary mountain struck. (First broadcast 2014)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two hundred years after a revered and sacred canoe disappeared from the banks of the St John River in Canada, it turned up in a building in Galway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why is a woman cycling around Bangladeshi villages with a laptop on her bike? Because she’s an “Info Lady”. A Bangladeshi innovation that's changing lives. Why is a woman cycling around Bangladeshi villages with a laptop on her bike? Because she’s an “Info Lady”. A Bangladeshi innovation that's changing lives.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.